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References
- ↑ Anglican Communion
- ↑ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 26. (Accessed 9 February 2020)
- ↑ Anglican Church of Melanesia — Diocese of Guadalcanal (Accessed 9 February 2020
- ↑ Anglican Ink
- ↑ "Loe elected new bishop of Diocese of Guadalcanal". Solomon Business Magazine. 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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